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Red Moon Tide

Red Moon Tide

Representation Score

8.9/10

Excellent

2020

Director

Lois Patiño

Runtime

84 minutes

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Red Moon Tide is a sophisticated folk-horror piece that replaces traditional hero journeys with an atmospheric, communal exploration of legend. It succeeds by centering female intuition and regional identity, effectively disrupting standard cinematic hierarchies. The film's strength lies in its subversion of authority, placing women at the heart of a mystery involving a missing sailor. By leaning into the supernatural and the subjective, it offers a nuanced critique of rationalist social structures. However, the film's reliance on a homogeneous cast and its metaphorical approach to disability means it lacks explicit representation in those specific categories. It prioritizes mythic atmosphere over direct social commentary.

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Category Breakdown

Does Red Moon Tide have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film explores 'otherness' through its protagonists. While it lacks explicit romantic pairings, it challenges traditional expectations by focusing on female-centric spaces and mythic dynamics.

How does Red Moon Tide portray gender?

Excellent

Women play significant roles as the primary investigators in a stalled maritime mystery. The narrative centers on a trio of women navigating a landscape filled with ghosts and witches.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Red Moon Tide?

Good

The cast is largely homogeneous, yet the film decentralizes mainstream clichés by focusing on Galician coastal identity. It uses folklore to represent 'the other' through mythic casting.

How does Red Moon Tide represent religion and culture?

Good

The film critiques traditional social orders by prioritizing myth over empirical logic. It embraces a non-secular approach that challenges Western rationalism through supernatural elements.

Does Red Moon Tide include disability representation?

Fair

The village's state of paralysis serves as a metaphor for collective sensory or psychological stasis. It explores themes of temporal dysfunction rather than depicting specific physical disabilities.

Present on Screen

  • Strong female roles and ability to act in the narrative.
  • Deeply rooted in unique Galician regional folklore.
  • Effective subversion of traditional social structures.

Limited or Absent

  • Lack of explicit LGBTQ+ romantic or identity-driven narratives.
  • Homogeneous ethnic casting limits racial diversity.
  • Disability is treated metaphorically rather than directly.

Official Synopsis

Time seems to stand still in a village in the Galician coast. Everybody there is paralyzed although we can still hear their voices: they talk about ghosts, about witches, about monsters. Three women arrive in the village to find Rubio, a sailor who has recently disappeared in the sea.

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